Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner

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As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe. You will provide mission support as an Exercise and Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner to the United States Army.

Specifically focused on Alaska and Arctic operations, you will deliver continuous planning and coordination support throughout the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) events and a Live, Virtual, and Constructive exercise that includes allies and partners and teammates from across the Joint Force from across the Indo-Pacific and Arctic.

As an Exercise Planner and Exercise Control Cell team member, you’ll plan and execute CTC rotations as an operations group team member. Your planning efforts will include development of JELC exercise products, including exercise orders and supporting staff products that will require synchronization of the various war fighting functions. During exercise execution, you’ll serve on the team that tracks CTC operations and monitors battle rhythm events, utilizing MAVEN Smart Systems and other Command and Control platforms to facilitate and provide the Commander Operations Group (COG) with a Common Operational Picture to facilitate their decision‑making process and enable the Operations Group to maintain clear situational awareness and facilitate c ond itions for units to train to standard.

You may be required to assist in replication of higher headquarters functions.

• 4+ years of experience at the Brigade level or below
• 2+ years of experience with exercise planning, coordinating, and executing Live, Virtual, and Constructive exercises at the Brigade level and below
• 2+ years of experience working at a Division, Corps, Joint, or Multinational headquarters
• Experience with Army and Joint Doctrine and Training Policy
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• Completion of CGSC, ILE, MEL 4, or a Battle Staff Course

• Experience a BN S3, BN XO, or Operations SGM
• Experience as a Combat Training Center OC / T, LTP Coach, or Army Service School instructor
• Experience with cold weather operations, safety, equipment, and technology integration
• Knowledge of the Army’s Arctic Strategy and Training Doctrine
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent problem‑solving skills
• Master’s degree
• Graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies Graduate or SGM’s Academy

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

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